Virtual Tour of US 99

- Santa Clara River Bridge

Looking north over the bridge.

Beneath the bridge.

This bridge was completed June 13, 1928 at a cost of about $200,000 in 1928 dollars. It has remained unchanged since then other than the different railings on the west side. The structure consists of steel girders supported by concrete pilings. Underneath the bridge, it looks identical to the 1932 side of the Piru Creek Bridge. This bridge will be replaced however in the near future by a wider bridge. The old bridge, for the Ridge Route, was washed out when the St. Francis Dam broke on March 13, 1928. A temporary structure was built in the interim while the new bridge was under construction.


View of south pier from the 1916 bridge just west of the current alignment of US 99.

1916 bridge just after the St. Francis Dam collapsed.

Go North on US 99 / West SR-126 to Bakersfield / Ventura

Go South on US 99 / East SR-126 to Bakersfield / Ventura

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